Stars' First TV Crushes

You've heard it before -- celebs are just like us! And here's the latest proof: They had fixations on small-screen actors when they were young too. Some of our favorite TV stars admit to infatuations with Batman, JTT, Barbara Eden ... even Rudy from 'The Cosby Show.' See which stars dished on their first TV crushes -- and who thought Gopher from 'The Love Boat' was adorable.
--By Marilyn Beck, Stacy Jenel Smith, Stephanie DuBois and Emily Feimster

Stars' First TV Crushes

Ana Ortiz

'Ugly Betty'

"This is going to sound really weird Gopher from 'The Love Boat.' I think I just thought he was really cute. I was so young, and he was really funny adorable and really non-threatening. 'Love Boat' was my absolute favorite."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Ed Westwick

'Gossip Girl'

"You know the blonde twins on 'Sweet Valley High'? I think it was the one who played Jessica. Why do I remember that name? I saw her at a CW party in L.A. and I freaked out. I wasn't a 'Sweet Valley High' fanatic ... let's just say I watched it because of her."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Selena Gomez

'Wizards of Waverly Place'

"Jesse McCartney in 'Summerland.' He had an amazing voice and I wanted to be cast in the next show with him."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Dave Foley

'Last Comic Standing'

"I had a thing for Marlo Thomas and Elizabeth Montgomery, but my real crush was on Jane Fonda -- from what I saw of her on the evening news. It seemed she was always there because of her anti-Vietnam War views, and that was great with me. I came from a liberal background in Canada."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Tila Tequila

'A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila'

"Batman. The one from back in the day -- Pow! Bam! Boom! I saw a scene when I was like 4 of Batman kissing this girl for the first time and I was like, 'Whaaa?' I went into the bathroom and started making out with my dolls."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Gary Cole

'Desperate Housewives'

"I'm going to have to say Mary Tyler Moore. Did you ever see 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'? When she danced in those pants across the living room floor there was no contest. I thought she was beautiful, but funny too. Then you'd also have to get into the whole 'Gilligan's Island' debate: Ginger or Mary Ann?"

Stars' First TV Crushes

Haylie Duff

'Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods'

"These are always so embarrassing. I end up saying it and then a month later I have to meet them. Well, I think my obvious first crush on TV was Jonathan Taylor Thomas. That was kind of my age range crush. Hilary and I had posters of JTT on the wall."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Kenan Thompson

'Saturday Night Live'

"Rudy on 'The Cosby Show.' I was like 7 or 8 and we were around the same age. I believe she was like the only chick my age on TV at the time -- and African-American."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Elizabeth Perkins

'Weeds'

"My first crush was on Jack Wild on 'H.R. Pufnstuf.' I was like 8 and I was so in love with 'H.R. Pufnstuf.' His name was Jimmy on the show and he was living in a fantasy world with the witch and the goblin. I just loved him in those little bellbottom pants, dancing around. After that it would be David Cassidy on 'The Partridge Family.' Remember that feathered hair?"

Stars' First TV Crushes

Dean Cain

''Making Mr. Right'

"It has to be Farrah Fawcett on 'Charlie's Angels.' I had her poster, the famous poster. My mom was an acquaintance with her, so I think I had a signed one. I remember thinking she was kind of 'It' -- a little older than me, but that was okay."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Mary Murphy

'So You Think You Can Dance'

"David Cassidy. He was hot and he could sing and dance! He sang his way right into this woman's heart! He wasn't hard on the eyes, either."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Sabrina Bryan

'The Cheetah Girls: One World'

"Andrew Keegan -- he was in '10 Things I Hate About You' and a lot of different TV shows. You wouldn't want a fan like me. I'm just not really that big a celebrity person. I'm normal!"

Stars' First TV Crushes

Louis van Amstel

'Dancing With the Stars'

"I loved Heather Locklear on 'Dynasty' when I watched [it] in Europe. I think she's beautiful -- and I loved her bitchy character in the show!"

Stars' First TV Crushes

Jennifer Lawrence

'The Bill Engvall Show'

"Jonathan Rhys Meyers on 'The Tudors.' He is the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen in my life. Oh my gosh! I don't even know if I like the show 'cause I don't even pay attention. I could not tell you what the show is about -- I just sit there with my mouth open and just stare at him."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Kyle Howard

'My Boys'

"Winnie Cooper on 'The Wonder Years.' Though I don't know if I crushed on her or I just wanted them to be together so badly. That show was amazing and it would be great to get it on DVD, but there's some legal thing with all the music they were using in the show."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Ira Glass

'This American Life'

"The TV show that I really loved was 'Star Trek,' but I didn't really have a crush on anybody because I was too young. I sort of had a crush on the idea of flying through space if that counts."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Wendi McLendon-Covey

'Reno: 911!'

"My first crush was Tom Hanks in 'Bosom Buddies.' I used to tape record it and listen to it. I wanted to be Donna Dixon. When they took that show off the air I started my own one-woman letter writing campaign to bring it back using all the fake names I could think of. I like to think I was helping Tom Hanks' career along."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Kenny Hotz

'Kenny vs. Spenny'

"I was hot for Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island' and Joanie on 'Happy Days.' I guess it's all of those stereotypical girls on all of those sitcoms that I was into."

Stars' First TV Crushes

Shamika Cotton

'The Wire'

"My first TV crush was Alfonso Ribeiro from 'Silver Spoons' because he had curly hair and danced like Michael Jackson."

Stars' First TV Crushes

David Henrie

'Wizards of Waverly Place'

"I can tell you my crush now: Mila Kunis. Oh, I love, love her. She is beautiful. Write that ... tell her to read that. I went online and found out she was dating Macaulay Culkin and I was like, 'No! No! Hate you!'

Stars' First TV Crushes

Henry Winkler

'Arrested Development'

"Lee Grant. She was on the Nick Adams show, 'The Rebel.' She jumped off the screen. Wowee, zowie! She was fabulous."